Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I think we had established that quite clearly and accept it with good grace.

I have one question. Is the Minister of State saying that there will be no additional interim protections in those areas where legacy projects are going to advance beyond the requirements within the existing planning regime in this Bill for environmental impact assessments and appropriate assessments? While I do not agree with his interpretation of the amendment, I will not waste our time arguing about that. We should have some additional level of interim protections for those specific geographic locations by, for example, ensuring that the sensitivity mapping was accelerated for those areas or when the map legislation is in place that those areas are considered first. The Department must be able to think of some additional measures to give a greater level of protection to those areas above and beyond what is already in place.

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